Louis Vuitton's Keepall arrives in the architecture that made the line known: the soft-sided weekender shape Marc Newson's predecessors at Vuitton standardised in the 1930s as the original carry-on. It carries Monogram Eclipse - Vuitton's black-and-grey reading of the house monogram, reserved for the men's line, and the material reads as decisively as the model that frames it. Sized with a comfortable everyday 6.5 by 11 by 5 inch profile, the proportion does as much work as the finish. Collectors often note that pieces of this lineage hold their conversation value as much as their carrying value. The Keepall predates commercial aviation as we know it - it was Vuitton's answer to the lighter, softer cabin luggage demanded by the 1930s rail-and-plane traveler. Catalogued by Maison de Beaubigonne for the buyer who has already chosen.

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